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{{Short description|American journalist}} | |||
[[File:Vijay vaitheeswaran 2007.jpg|thumb|Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran in 2007.]] | [[File:Vijay vaitheeswaran 2007.jpg|thumb|Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran in 2007.]] | ||
'''Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran'''<ref>{{cite news|url= | '''Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2006/09/28/award |title=Award |publisher=The Economist |date=2006-09-28 |access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref> (b. April 5, 1969) is the global energy and climate innovation editor of ''[[The Economist]]''. Previously he served as ''The Economist's'' U.S. business editor and its first China bureau chief.<ref name="economist1">{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/vijay-vaitheeswaran |title=Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran |publisher=The Economist |access-date=2013-10-31 |date=2011-06-09}}</ref> His editorial expertise includes climate change, energy and the environment, business, corporate governance, finance, international trade, geopolitics and economics, science, technology and innovation. | ||
Vaitheeswaran was born in [[Madras]], [[India]] and grew up in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]]. He graduated from [[MIT]] with a degree in mechanical engineering and was named a Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholar by the [[U.S. Congress]]. | Vaitheeswaran was born in [[Madras]], [[India]] and grew up in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]]. He graduated from [[MIT]] with a degree in mechanical engineering and was named a Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholar by the [[U.S. Congress]]. | ||
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He started working at ''The Economist'' as an intern. After a year as a correspondent, he opened the publication's first office in [[Latin America]], in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran |url=http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/vijay-vaitheeswaran |title=Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran |publisher=The Economist |access-date=2013-10-31 |date=2011-06-09}}</ref> From 1998 to 2006 he was the Environment and Energy Correspondent for The Economist and from 2007 to 2011 he covered innovation and health issues.<ref name="economist1"/> | He started working at ''The Economist'' as an intern. After a year as a correspondent, he opened the publication's first office in [[Latin America]], in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran |url=http://www.economist.com/mediadirectory/vijay-vaitheeswaran |title=Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran |publisher=The Economist |access-date=2013-10-31 |date=2011-06-09}}</ref> From 1998 to 2006 he was the Environment and Energy Correspondent for The Economist and from 2007 to 2011 he covered innovation and health issues.<ref name="economist1"/> | ||
Vijay is a life member at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=V |title=Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations |publisher=Cfr.org |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> He is an advisor on sustainability and innovation to the [[World Economic Forum]], and a regular speaker at the [[Clinton Global Initiative]]. He teaches at [[NYU]]'s Stern Business School. He | Vijay is a life member at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=V |title=Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations |publisher=Cfr.org |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> He is an advisor on sustainability and innovation to the [[World Economic Forum]], and a regular speaker at the [[Clinton Global Initiative]]. He teaches at [[NYU]]'s Stern Business School. He served previously as chairman of ''The'' ''Economist's'' provocative series of conferences on innovation known as the Ideas Economy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ideas.economist.com/event/innovation-0/programme |title=Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012 | The Economist |publisher=Ideas.economist.com |date=2012-03-28 |access-date=2013-10-31}}</ref> | ||
In 2003 he published ''Power to the People, How the Coming Energy Revolution will Change our Lives, and maybe even Save the Planet''.<ref>{{cite book | In 2003 he published ''Power to the People, How the Coming Energy Revolution will Change our Lives, and maybe even Save the Planet''.<ref>{{cite book | ||
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| isbn = 978-0-374-52970-3 | | isbn = 978-0-374-52970-3 | ||
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}}</ref> The book pays particular attention to [[alternative fuel]] sources, such as those used in the [[Tesla Roadster (2008)]] and [[plug-in hybrid]]s. The book also examines the benefits of distributed power and [[smart grid]]s. The book was reviewed by Nobel | }}</ref> The book pays particular attention to [[alternative fuel]] sources, such as those used in the [[Tesla Roadster (2008)]] and [[plug-in hybrid]]s. The book also examines the benefits of distributed power and [[smart grid]]s. The book was reviewed by Nobel Prize winner (and former Chief Science Advisor to the [[White House]]) [[John Holdren]] in ''[[Scientific American]]'' as "by far the most helpful, entertaining, up-to-date and accessible treatment of the energy-economy-environment problematique available."<ref>{{cite web|last=Holdren |first=John P. |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hodren-quest-for-affordable-energy |title=The Quest for Affordable Energy |publisher=Scientific American |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> | ||
In 2007, he co-authored ''ZOOM": The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future'', with Iain Carson.<ref>{{cite book | In 2007, he co-authored ''ZOOM": The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future'', with Iain Carson.<ref>{{cite book | ||
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ZOOM was nominated as a finalist for the [[Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award|Financial Times Business Book of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url= | ''ZOOM'' was nominated as a finalist for the [[Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award|Financial Times Business Book of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4142fee4-7d60-11dc-9f47-0000779fd2ac |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211221231/https://www.ft.com/content/4142fee4-7d60-11dc-9f47-0000779fd2ac#axzz1mL4Wkiy6 |archive-date=2022-12-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Excerpt: Zoom, by Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran |publisher=FT.com |date=2007-10-18 |access-date=2012-07-23 }}</ref> | ||
His 2012 [[ | His 2012 [[HarperCollins]] book on the future of global innovation, ''Need, Speed and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World's Most Wicked Problems,''<ref>{{cite book | ||
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| title = NEED, SPEED and GREED | | title = NEED, SPEED and GREED | ||
| year = 2012 | | year = 2012 | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = HarperCollins | ||
| isbn = 978-0-06-207599-4 | | isbn = 978-0-06-207599-4 | ||
| page = 304 | | page = 304 | ||
}}</ref> was called "the perfect primer for the postindustrial age."<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinney |first=Phil |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/need-speed-greed/#review |title=NEED, SPEED, AND GREED by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran | Kirkus Book Reviews |publisher=Kirkusreviews.com |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> | }}</ref> which was called "the perfect primer for the postindustrial age."<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinney |first=Phil |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vijay-v-vaitheeswaran/need-speed-greed/#review |title=NEED, SPEED, AND GREED by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran | Kirkus Book Reviews |publisher=Kirkusreviews.com |access-date=2012-07-23}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-vijay-v-vaitheeswaran.html Profile] at The Lavin Agency | *[http://www.thelavinagency.com/speaker-vijay-v-vaitheeswaran.html Profile] at The Lavin Agency | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:45, 13 February 2026
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran[1] (b. April 5, 1969) is the global energy and climate innovation editor of The Economist. Previously he served as The Economist's U.S. business editor and its first China bureau chief.[2] His editorial expertise includes climate change, energy and the environment, business, corporate governance, finance, international trade, geopolitics and economics, science, technology and innovation.
Vaitheeswaran was born in Madras, India and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut. He graduated from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering and was named a Harry S. Truman Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Congress.
He started working at The Economist as an intern. After a year as a correspondent, he opened the publication's first office in Latin America, in Mexico City.[3] From 1998 to 2006 he was the Environment and Energy Correspondent for The Economist and from 2007 to 2011 he covered innovation and health issues.[2]
Vijay is a life member at the Council on Foreign Relations.[4] He is an advisor on sustainability and innovation to the World Economic Forum, and a regular speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative. He teaches at NYU's Stern Business School. He served previously as chairman of The Economist's provocative series of conferences on innovation known as the Ideas Economy.[5]
In 2003 he published Power to the People, How the Coming Energy Revolution will Change our Lives, and maybe even Save the Planet.[6] The book pays particular attention to alternative fuel sources, such as those used in the Tesla Roadster (2008) and plug-in hybrids. The book also examines the benefits of distributed power and smart grids. The book was reviewed by Nobel Prize winner (and former Chief Science Advisor to the White House) John Holdren in Scientific American as "by far the most helpful, entertaining, up-to-date and accessible treatment of the energy-economy-environment problematique available."[7]
In 2007, he co-authored ZOOM": The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future, with Iain Carson.[8] ZOOM was nominated as a finalist for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year.[9]
His 2012 HarperCollins book on the future of global innovation, Need, Speed and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World's Most Wicked Problems,[10] which was called "the perfect primer for the postindustrial age."[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Award". The Economist. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran". The Economist. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran (2011-06-09). "Mr Vijay Vaitheeswaran". The Economist. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ "Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations". Cfr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ "Ideas Economy: Innovation 2012 | The Economist". Ideas.economist.com. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ Vaitheeswaran, Vijay (2004-12-09). Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-374-52970-3.
- ↑ Holdren, John P. "The Quest for Affordable Energy". Scientific American. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Vaitheeswaran, Vijay; Iain Carson (2007). ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. Twelve. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-446-58004-5.
- ↑ "Excerpt: Zoom, by Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran". FT.com. 2007-10-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ↑ Vaitheeswaran, Vijay (2012). NEED, SPEED and GREED. HarperCollins. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-06-207599-4.
- ↑ McKinney, Phil. "NEED, SPEED, AND GREED by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran | Kirkus Book Reviews". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Power to the People official website
- Profile at The Economist
- Author profile at Macmillan Publishers
- Speaking Agent - The Insight Bureau
- Profile at The Lavin Agency
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Template:Charlie Rose view
- Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran on IMDb